negotiator.boaframework.acceptanceconditions.anac2011
Class AC_HardHeaded

java.lang.Object
  negotiator.boaframework.AcceptanceStrategy
      negotiator.boaframework.acceptanceconditions.anac2011.AC_HardHeaded

public class AC_HardHeaded
extends AcceptanceStrategy

This is the decoupled Acceptance Conditions for HardHeaded (ANAC2011). The code was taken from the ANAC2011 HardHeaded and adapted to work within the BOA framework. Decoupling Negotiating Agents to Explore the Space of Negotiation Strategies T. Baarslag, K. Hindriks, M. Hendrikx, A. Dirkzwager, C.M. Jonker

Author:

Alex Dirkzwager, Mark Hendrikx

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.AcceptanceStrategy

helper, negotiationSession, offeringStrategy, opponentModel

Constructor Summary

AC_HardHeaded()
Empty constructor for the BOA framework.

AC_HardHeaded(NegotiationSession negoSession, OfferingStrategy strat)

Method Summary

Actions	determineAcceptability() Determines to either to either accept or reject the opponent's bid or even quit the negotiation.
void	init(NegotiationSession negoSession, OfferingStrategy strat, OpponentModel opponentModel, java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Double> parameters) Standard initialize method to be called after using the empty constructor.

Methods inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.AcceptanceStrategy

endSession, isMAC, loadData, printParameters, setOpponentUtilitySpace, storeData

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AC_HardHeaded

public AC_HardHeaded()

Empty constructor for the BOA framework.

AC_HardHeaded

public AC_HardHeaded(NegotiationSession negoSession,
                     OfferingStrategy strat)
              throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

Method Detail

init

public void init(NegotiationSession negoSession,
                 OfferingStrategy strat,
                 OpponentModel opponentModel,
                 java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Double> parameters)
          throws java.lang.Exception

Description copied from class: AcceptanceStrategy

Standard initialize method to be called after using the empty constructor. Most of the time this method should be overridden for usage by the decoupled framework.

Overrides:

init in class AcceptanceStrategy

Parameters:

negoSession - state of the negotiation.

strat - of the agent.

parameters - of the acceptance strategy.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - thrown when initializing the acceptance strategy fails.

determineAcceptability

public Actions determineAcceptability()

Description copied from class: AcceptanceStrategy

Determines to either to either accept or reject the opponent's bid or even quit the negotiation.

Specified by:

determineAcceptability in class AcceptanceStrategy

Returns:

one of three possible actions: Actions.Accept, Actions.Reject, Actions.Break.